Will The Real Olive Oil Please Stand Up! May 25
The Voice of Diabetes welcomes Panayiotis Tsitouras, M.D., Associate Professor with the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the O.U. Health Sciences Center. The topic will be olive oil because it is an important component of the “Mediterranean Diet”. How do you know if you are getting real olive oil or an imitation? Dr. Tsitouras’ family raised olives...
The Diabetes Surprise! May 18
Our guest this week will be Dr. Niyaz Gosmanov, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Director, Diabetes Center, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City. We will be talking about something in your food that creates many problems resulting in metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Find out what the “diabetes surprise” is this Saturday on the Voice of Diabetes...
Recharge Your Motivation – Beat Diabetes, May 11
Our good friend Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, LDN, MBA, CDE, CEC and president of MAH consulting returns to recharge our motivation skills! In past shows, she walked us through the steps to successful motivation known as B.I.G.G.E.S.T. This week will be a refresher to see how we are doing, answer questions about the process and provide additional tools to allow us to reach our goals –...
FEATURED SHOWS
Diabetes And Your Bad Brain – The Things You Do For Food, May 18
Our guest this week was Dr. Niyaz Gosmanov, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Director, Diabetes Center, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City. We talk about something in your...
Recharge Your Motivation – Beat Diabetes, May 11
Our good friend Mary Ann Hodorowicz, R.D., L.D.N., MBA, C.D.E., C.E.C. and president of MAH consulting is back to recharge our motivation skills! In past shows, she walked us through the steps to...
Good News for the Diabetes Heart, May 4
Exciting new research into how to reverse changes to the heart caused by diabetes. Kenneth Humphries, Ph.D., Assistant Member of the Free Radical Biology & Aging Program at the Oklahoma Medical Research...
Gene Research Leads To Better Diabetes Treatments, April 27
We talked with Dharambir K. Sanghera, M.D., Director of the Molecular Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. Our topic was the latest discovery made by Dr....
Role of Resistant Starch in Diabetes Health, April 20
What is resistant starch? We discuss Janine Higgins’, M.D., research into so-call “resistant starches”. She and her team have good news. You can significantly impact your health by making...
Type 3 Diabetes, April 13
We welcome back James T. Lane, M.D., Director of Adult Clinical Programs, Harold Hamm Chair in Clinical Diabetes Research, Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center to talk about the threat of dementia and...
Scientist Heather Stuckey’s Story: Living with Type 1, April 6
The Voice of Diabetes talks to Heather L. Stuckey, D.Ed., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine about how we can improve diabetes outcomes,...
March 30, Journey of Change, Part 4
Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, LDN, MBA, CDE, CEC and president of MAH consulting, has been helping us identify a logical path to change. These steps are easily identified by the acronym B.I.G.G.G.G.E.S.T. Since...THE HOST
Anastasia Marie Chehak, R.D., L.D., C.D.E., is a nationally known diabetes authority, medical professional, educator, licensed dietitian and medical nutritionist and graduate of the of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is the founder of The Voice of Diabetes®, the first national radio talk show to address the overwhelming spread of diabetes across the globe; a visionary trend-setter who is changing the way America looks at diabetes. Having Type 1 Diabetes herself and being a pioneer Certified Diabetes Educator, Anastasia has long been on the frontline recognizing the danger of the growing diabetes epidemic and the need to help improve the health of our nation. In her many roles, Anastasia brings valuable leadership and depth of knowledge of diabetes. She is leading a campaign with medical professionals to unite and inspire persons with diabetes, their families and communities to take real and sustained actions to embrace healthier lifestyles, reduce the risk of complications, and how to "live well with diabetes."
As the host of The Voice of Diabetes®, radio program, Anastasia fosters dialogue across a spectrum of needs. Anastasia promotes change for improved health outcomes, focusing on empowering and motivating persons with diabetes.
Anastasia is also founder, President and CEO of Anastasia Skin Science Laboratories, Inc. (AM Labs). Her entrepreneurial spirit, vision, dedication and pioneering research created a whole new market category by introducing to the world the first FDA-approved diabetic skin care products. She continues to consult in the area of diabetes management, prevention and treatment. Anastasia has been featured in over 100 publications in retail pharmacy and diabetes journals and is a regular speaker on the topic. She is also winner of the "innovator of the Year Award" for developments in diabetes skin and foot care.
Anastasia serves as a volunteer on the Advisory Board for the American Diabetes Association of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Diabetes Coalition. She maintains professional membership in the American Diabetes Association, American Dietetic Association and American Association of Diabetes Educators.
